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Household of Richard Neilson (born 1837, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Richard Neilson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Neilson, born in 1837 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ann Neilson, born in 1834 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Step Son, Archibald Hunter, born in 1866 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Richard Neilson's household

Male

Richard

Neilson

Head
Female

Ann

Neilson

Wife
Male

William

Neilson

Son
Female

Annie

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Hunter

Step Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Neilson

Head

Married

44

1837

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ann

Neilson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Neilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Hunter

Step Son

-

15

1866

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

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